Folding stool



(No Model.)

G. J. SAURBREY.

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No. 366,884. Patented July 19, 1887.

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GEORGE J. SAURBREY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

FOLDING STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,884, dated July 19,1887.

(No model.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, GnonouJ. SAURBREY, of Columbus, in the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Stools; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to folding stools, the object being to provide astool that may be readily folded into small compass when not in usc,andagain be readily opened out and adjusted so as to form a strong andcomfortable seat or stand, it" desired.

It is found desirable that a portable folding stool be folded into smallenough compass to iit the pocket orasatchel and at the same time bestrong enough to support a considerable weight without danger ot'breaking. By my invention I provide a stool having the foregoingqualities; and it consists in a center post having screw-threaded endsand rigid heads, the latter located at the juncture of the screwthreadedends and body, legs pivoted to the lower head, arms pivoted to the upperhead, the said legs and arms having projecting lugs, and the screw-capsmounted on the screwthreaded ends and provided ou their inner faces withcircular rims or flanges.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation, partly insection, of my invention7 showing the stool with seat or top detachedand the arms andlegs unfolded ready for the attaching of the scat ortop. In the drawings, four arms and legs are shown, as I prefer to usethis number, but three or more may be used, it' desired, with goodresults. Fig. 2 is a view in elevation showing the stool folded upaudready for placing in pocket or packing in satchel. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6are views in detail of several of the parts of the stool,showing moreclearly their construction.

A in the drawings represents the center post of my stool, which isprovided with two heads, A A2, one at the upper end and one at the lowerend. Extending radially from the heads A A2 are lugs:c,to which arepivotally secured the arms b at the upper end and the 5o legs b atthelowcr end, the arms b and legs b being so secured as to swing freelyin a vertical direction.

Adjustably secured to the outer ends ol' the center post, A, are twocaps, C and C', one at the upper end and one at the lower end. Thesecaps C C are provided each with an annular flange or rim, c, and are solocated that by adjusting the said caps toward the heads A A2 the rim iscaused to embrace the lugs b2 on the pivoted end ot' the several armsand legs. The lugs b2 are set off atan angle to the arms b and legs b',and thus when the cap-pieces are adjusted, as heretoforementioned, thearms and legs are prevented from spreading and are held securely inplace. At the outer ends of the upper arms, b, which are designed tosupport the seat or stand-top, are placed engaginghooks b", which may beformed rigid with the arms or pivotally secured thereto, as is mostdesirablcor convenient. The construction ot' the hooks when formed rigidwith the arm is shown clearly in Fig. l, and will need no description.Vhen the hook is pivoted to the arm, as shown in Fig. 4, it is soattached to the arms as to swing in a vertical direction and is providedwith a long and short arm, the short arm being hook-shaped and adaptedto engage with loops on the scat or standtop and the long arm having anembracinghook adapted to engage with thearmol" thestool. Thelower endofthe legs b are provided with feet bito prevent them from entering theground when set up in soft or mai-shy places. rlhc scat or top D isformed of any suitablematcrial,either flexible or rigid, and is securedto the arms b of the stool by being provided with suitable loops, D', anumber of which are shown in the drawings, which engage with the hookson the outer end ot' the arms b,- or either of them may be secured inany other suitable manner, so that they can be easily removed to allowof the folding up of the arms and legs of the stool.

Another mode ofsecuring the top tothe arms IOO shown in Fig. l; orthebraces may be dispensed with. Thematerialof which my stool or standis made is either Wood and metal or entirely metal, as may loe desired.

What I claim is* 1. In a portable stool or stand, the combination, witha center post having a screw- `threaded end and a rigid head, the latterbeing located between said end and the body of the post, of the arms orlegs pivoted to said head and adapted to be folded against the post,andprovided at their pivoted ends with projecting lugs, and the screw-capmounted on the screwthreaded end of the post, and having a circular rimon its inner face adapted to engage the lugs and lock the arms orlegs'in their extended positions.

2. The combination, with the center post lower head, arms pivoted to theupper head,

the said legs and arms having projecting lugs,

and the screw-caps mounted on the screw-- threaded ends and provided ontheir inner faces with circular rims or flanges, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof l sign this specification,in the presenceoftWoWit-nesses, this 30th 3o day of August, 1886.

YGEORGE J. SAURBREY.

Vitnesses: y

Jol-IN S. KRUGs, WILLIAM ORB, Jr.

